Launcher

The Launcher searches apps, their Desktop Actions, open windows, the calculator, destinations, your quicklinks and Kanade’s commands. Window selection follows the active compositor, niri or Umbriel. Typing returns to ranked search; an empty query lists Recents, quicklinks, commands, windows and apps in sections.

Query	Answers
A name	Apps; among alike matches the ones you start most come first
`private`	A browser’s New Private Window, from two letters, while `launcher.actions` is on
`2+2*3`	A sum. `20% of 50`, `0xff`, `255 to hex`, `10 cm to in`, `60 mph to km/h`
`:`	Opens Emoji immediately; type the search there
`>`	Opens Clipboard immediately
`@`	Opens Wallpapers immediately
`?`, `?lock`	Lists every command, filtered by what follows `?`, never other providers or the web
`wifi`, `dock settings`	A destination: a Surface, Settings, or a setting
`caffeine`, `screenshot area`	One of Kanade’s own commands, while its Module is on and `launcher.commands` is set

[launcher]
actions = true
commands = true
style = "island"

The :, > and @ handoffs happen only when typed as the whole query and the destination Module is on. A pasted prefix, or one with its Module off, stays ordinary search text.

style = "detached" opens it in a window of its own, centred on the focused output. Ctrl+K opens the selected answer’s actions: press it, its app’s Desktop Actions, copy the path or id, pin it to the Dock. Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+9 press the nth answer.

A query nothing answers offers Search Google for <query> and Open <query> in the browser, through xdg-open; without xdg-open neither row shows.

Launcher

See also